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on the receiving end of that great pass, 6-5 with virginia in front at the fourth. he is good. it is not sustained for maryland. the spring cup is running today at talladega. it became the longest race in talladega history. two laps to go, we pick it up, and looked at the mess. nine cars bunched together, many pointed the wrong way. that is not good. the rest had no choice but to follow. redefining how to tailgate, he just ages out jamie memory. -- jamie matt murray. jimmy johnson crashed and finished 31st. 11 news continues right after this.
on the receiving end of that great pass, 6-5 with virginia in front at the fourth. he is good. it is not sustained for maryland. the spring cup is running today at talladega. it became the longest race in talladega history. two laps to go, we pick it up, and looked at the mess. nine cars bunched together, many pointed the wrong way. that is not good. the rest had no choice but to follow. redefining how to tailgate, he just ages out jamie memory. -- jamie matt murray. jimmy johnson crashed and...
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enough to allow rescue teams to enter the mine. 11 news jay gray has the latest from gray county, west virginia. >> an anxious and determined group of rescue members made their way into the upper big branch mine some time after midnight. >> we're going to be in a position this morning to make a mad dash. >> carrying four extra oxygen masks, the crew will push towards two reenforced safety chambers. experts agree the only way the four missing miners could have survived was if they made it to one of these two chambers filled with food and oxygen. >> i have been praying and i hope my miracle will come true. >> they must also prepare for the reality of the lives that were lost. today recovery teams will begin the grim task of removing the bodies of the miners that were lost. >> we have to respect the bodies. i don't have a time frame but we will try to do this as soon as possible. >> i believe the families are relieved knowing this process is starting which the end will be near. >> a somber journey home for a group of miners now embraced and remembered as heroes here. >> now officials are in consta
enough to allow rescue teams to enter the mine. 11 news jay gray has the latest from gray county, west virginia. >> an anxious and determined group of rescue members made their way into the upper big branch mine some time after midnight. >> we're going to be in a position this morning to make a mad dash. >> carrying four extra oxygen masks, the crew will push towards two reenforced safety chambers. experts agree the only way the four missing miners could have survived was if...
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still to come, the effort to find missing miners in west virginia. plus, a little boy >> the search for the four miners in west virginia has stalled again, this time over a fear of fire and explosion. it is another setback in the miners saying since monday. before being sent back this final time, crews did find one at refuge chamber, but it was empty. they are using cameras to inspect another one. a 7-year-old boy was abandoned by his mother and sent on a flight to moscow. he had an english note attached to him. the mother said that she could not handle the boy and had to send him back. according to his adoptive grandfather, he was violent. -- adopt a grandmother, he was violent. the incident has prompted local authorities to ask how the 7- year-old was able to get on a plane by himself. still to come, we will tell you how life is being made easier for those w >> toyota executives thinking of local dealers for helping them rebound from millions of recalls. toyota executives withheld information about accelerator problems. the company faces a $16 mill
still to come, the effort to find missing miners in west virginia. plus, a little boy >> the search for the four miners in west virginia has stalled again, this time over a fear of fire and explosion. it is another setback in the miners saying since monday. before being sent back this final time, crews did find one at refuge chamber, but it was empty. they are using cameras to inspect another one. a 7-year-old boy was abandoned by his mother and sent on a flight to moscow. he had an...
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here are the thunderstorms moving into west virginia, coming our way. this is all warm air moving up. if you think it is warm now, we will keep this going. a storm will come out of the west. it will change things at the end of the week. maybe an isolated thunderstorm -- thundershower coming in at from the west. 53 to 58 the low. 84 to 88 the high tomorrow. typically 61 is the high. better than 20 degrees above the high. the boaters -- a south breeze, a one to two-foot chop on the bay. a lot of that range rise up and moves towards the chesapeake bay and -- rain dries up and moves towards the bay. everything dries out. into wednesday, we are into a great shape. by thursday evening, we should see showers and thunderstorms. behind it, colder air. 86 degrees on tuesday. 88 on wednesday. both days, great weather. thunderstorms on thursday. friday, a few scattered showers and breaks in the clouds of for some sunshine, only around 60 for the high. look at saturday. chilly weather. >> of big-name nfl quarterback sees his team give up on him. the move could impac
here are the thunderstorms moving into west virginia, coming our way. this is all warm air moving up. if you think it is warm now, we will keep this going. a storm will come out of the west. it will change things at the end of the week. maybe an isolated thunderstorm -- thundershower coming in at from the west. 53 to 58 the low. 84 to 88 the high tomorrow. typically 61 is the high. better than 20 degrees above the high. the boaters -- a south breeze, a one to two-foot chop on the bay. a lot of...
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the latest on the west virginia explosion, while federal officials launched their investigation. >> an area of high pressure gave as good weather today, but there is a cold front not far northwest. >> more funerals were held today for some of the miners killed in west virginia. family and friends gathered for to among 29 who were killed in the mine explosion. late last night researchers -- rescue workers found the bodies of four remaining miners. >> law-enforcement officers paid tribute to the last of the miners coming out of the upper big branch mine. these ambulances were no longer on a rescue mission, but one of recovery. >> we did not receive the miracle we prayed for. >> 25 coal miners were found dead not long after the explosion on monday. two workers survive. the final four recovered saturday morning. when the sad news spread, family members lean on those nearby, including the red cross. >> we were holding onto a very fragile thread of hope. when that threat broke, the pain was excruciating. >> four days, poisonous smoke filled the tunnel, causing problems for rescuers. they wal
the latest on the west virginia explosion, while federal officials launched their investigation. >> an area of high pressure gave as good weather today, but there is a cold front not far northwest. >> more funerals were held today for some of the miners killed in west virginia. family and friends gathered for to among 29 who were killed in the mine explosion. late last night researchers -- rescue workers found the bodies of four remaining miners. >> law-enforcement officers...
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today, work will come to an abrupt halt in hundreds of coal mines in the state of west virginia. the president has ordered a review of the industry nationwide. washington bureau reporter kate amara has details from washington. >> obama has ordered a sweeping review of coal mines across the country with poor safety records. he's called on federal officials to clean up loophole in the law. all this comes after an initial government report suggesting this month's deadly mine explosion in west virginia may have been avoidable, although it could be two weeks before investigators can get inside the mine and determine a specific cause. meanwhile, today in west virginia, governor joe manchin called for a shutdown of his state's entire coal industry. more than 200 underground mines. >> we're going to dedicate this day to re-evaluate at seminars, reinspect, and those that have repeated violations will be heavily inspected. that's all we can do in honor of those miners so that we never have another family or miner go through this. >> mine owner massey energy calls the president's remarks re
today, work will come to an abrupt halt in hundreds of coal mines in the state of west virginia. the president has ordered a review of the industry nationwide. washington bureau reporter kate amara has details from washington. >> obama has ordered a sweeping review of coal mines across the country with poor safety records. he's called on federal officials to clean up loophole in the law. all this comes after an initial government report suggesting this month's deadly mine explosion in...
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charleston, west virginia, 83. right on the heels of this warm air is another front and this one is going to bring in shot of cool air for the weekend. we will see at least some sun tomorrow and then in the late afternoon, early evening as the cold front is approaching for a shower or thunderstorm, chillier with brisk winds and highs only in the 50's. computer models are generating snow showers in the higher elevations of western maryland for the weekend. for our region, partly cloudy through the day and a thunderstorm likely through the evening. in an ounce, they will get the showers first. -- in the mountains, they will get the showers first. a thunderstorm in the afternoon or evening around the bay. and those storms arrive a few hours later, maybe not until tomorrow night, around the bay. after 80 tomorrow, highs only in the 50's and breezy on saturday and sunday, back in the low 60's on monday and tuesday. >> in criminal terms, ben roethlisberger has a clean slate, but will he earned a disciplinary action for h
charleston, west virginia, 83. right on the heels of this warm air is another front and this one is going to bring in shot of cool air for the weekend. we will see at least some sun tomorrow and then in the late afternoon, early evening as the cold front is approaching for a shower or thunderstorm, chillier with brisk winds and highs only in the 50's. computer models are generating snow showers in the higher elevations of western maryland for the weekend. for our region, partly cloudy through...
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>> ron mott starting us off in west virginia. it's tough to watch. amid the sadness, some anger is starting to emerge in the community surrounding this mine. about the company that runs it and the way it's run. it's tempered by a need for jobs in a company town. tom costello has that angle of this story for us tonight. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. every day of this explosion the company was cited again for safety violations at the mine. this is a company county, in fact. a lot of people here are reluctant to speak out against the employer, but today some started talking about what they think are questionable safety practices. 30,000 people in west virginia make their living off coal. with more than 2 dozen dead, some veteran miners who work for massey energy say they believe the company's lax approach to safety led to the tragedy at the big branch mine. >> coal first, safety last. that's how a lot of guys feel. >> reporter: they fear retribution if they show their faces, but claim the largest energy company in central appelachia isn't a
>> ron mott starting us off in west virginia. it's tough to watch. amid the sadness, some anger is starting to emerge in the community surrounding this mine. about the company that runs it and the way it's run. it's tempered by a need for jobs in a company town. tom costello has that angle of this story for us tonight. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. every day of this explosion the company was cited again for safety violations at the mine. this is a company county, in...
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nbc's jay gray is in naoma, west virginia. good morning to you, jay. >> reporter: good morning to you, lynn. they say they will get to the chambers this morning. the conditions are still sketchy in the mine. understand they're working right on the edge of a very dangerous situation with high levels of methane gas, also carbon monoxide and hydrogen. a very explosive mix there. what they're doing is pumping in some nitrogen to try to dissipate that. the officials are calling this a mad dash. that's their words. they'll try to get to the survivors and see if they survived what they've termed as a tense blast. families have been waiting for over three days now. they want some answers here. officials expect that they will see those answers by mid morning or just after noon today. that's the very latest here in wf. i'm jay gray, lynn. back to you. >>> very difficult story. thank you. >>> well, the two largest nuclear powers in the world, the united states and russia, signed a historic treaty yesterday in prague to reduce their ar se
nbc's jay gray is in naoma, west virginia. good morning to you, jay. >> reporter: good morning to you, lynn. they say they will get to the chambers this morning. the conditions are still sketchy in the mine. understand they're working right on the edge of a very dangerous situation with high levels of methane gas, also carbon monoxide and hydrogen. a very explosive mix there. what they're doing is pumping in some nitrogen to try to dissipate that. the officials are calling this a mad...
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god bless west virginia. and god bless the united states of america. >> reporter: and, lester, it was clearly a day of mourning and remembrance here in west virginia, but there are ongoing investigations into what caused that explosion at the upper big branch mine. and today we learned that there is still so much deadly methane gas filled in that mine that investigators won't be able to get into it for at least another month to find out exactly what happened. lester? >> mike viqueira in beckley for us tonight, thank you. >>> president obama was taking some time off in north carolina this weekend, and before he left for west virginia, he paid a visit to evangelist billy graham at his home in north carolina. now 91, graham has met ever president since truman. today, president obama became the first to visit graham at his home. from west virginia, the president heads back to washington where he's got a fight on his hands this week ov over financial reform. john harwood joins us tonight from the white house. repu
god bless west virginia. and god bless the united states of america. >> reporter: and, lester, it was clearly a day of mourning and remembrance here in west virginia, but there are ongoing investigations into what caused that explosion at the upper big branch mine. and today we learned that there is still so much deadly methane gas filled in that mine that investigators won't be able to get into it for at least another month to find out exactly what happened. lester? >> mike...
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. >> we will continue to follow the west virginia mining disaster on our website. we have posted the latest updates, video of rescue workers and a timeline of other disasters. go to wbaltv.com and you will find the link on the homepage. >> and other cities like new york, los angeles and chicago are seeing a spike in violent crime, but baltimore is seeing a decline. in fact, it is the lowest rate of violent crime in more than a decade. >> watching the homicide numbers over the years, of course, there has been tremendous concern as they have increased. now police are saying they're at in a 33-year -- they are at a 33-year low. >> we are far from winning the race, but we're on the right track. >> from january to the beginning of april, they investigated for the murders. the latest was at the end of march when a man was shot multiple times in the head. police found his body in the lincoln park area of west baltimore. they compared these 40 murders to the 60 that they had at the same time last year. they claim that homicides are at a 33-year low. >> the homicide rate is
. >> we will continue to follow the west virginia mining disaster on our website. we have posted the latest updates, video of rescue workers and a timeline of other disasters. go to wbaltv.com and you will find the link on the homepage. >> and other cities like new york, los angeles and chicago are seeing a spike in violent crime, but baltimore is seeing a decline. in fact, it is the lowest rate of violent crime in more than a decade. >> watching the homicide numbers over the...
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nbc news, west virginia. >> and our coverage continues on our website wbaltv.com. we will examine what steps are being taken to make sure the laws governing coal mining are safer. >> the u.s. army is pulling the welcome mat on several fast food afghanistan. they want to terminate burger king, pizza hut,and t.g.i. fridays , because they take up valuable resources like space and water. they want to remind soldiers they are in a war zone and not an amusement park. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. what do you think about the army pulling these restaurant chains from bases in afghanistan? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 63 degrees on tv hill. coming up, the bloomberg business report. >> and life-threatening conditions in brazil. >> big changes could be on the way to the iphone. we will tell you what that could mean for users. >> we are wielding power source this morning hanging out for the pilot day this weekend. -- pirate day this weekend. >> the overnight fire is >> good wednesday morning to you. we are talking to the pirates
nbc news, west virginia. >> and our coverage continues on our website wbaltv.com. we will examine what steps are being taken to make sure the laws governing coal mining are safer. >> the u.s. army is pulling the welcome mat on several fast food afghanistan. they want to terminate burger king, pizza hut,and t.g.i. fridays , because they take up valuable resources like space and water. they want to remind soldiers they are in a war zone and not an amusement park. that brings us to our...
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tom costello from the scene in west virginia tonight. thanks. >>> the first funerals were held today for some of the men lost in this disaster. ron mott there with that part of this story. ron, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. they began saying their final good-byes to a group of men who left their indellible mark on these hills in life and now in death. ♪ we'll see you on the other side ♪ >> reporter: today, the first of many funerals scheduled through the weekend for the men whose bodies have been discovered so far. benny willingham, weeks from a planned retirement when he died, doing what he loved said his daughter michelle. >> he loved the mines. besides his family and god this was his life. >> reporter: carl loved the mine, too, though his family said he had grown worried about how safe it was. stephen harrah was out of the mine when it exploded. robert clark gave his life to god three months ago, says his pastor, and again monday afternoon. jason atkins was only 25. two of those carrying the proud title hu
tom costello from the scene in west virginia tonight. thanks. >>> the first funerals were held today for some of the men lost in this disaster. ron mott there with that part of this story. ron, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. they began saying their final good-byes to a group of men who left their indellible mark on these hills in life and now in death. ♪ we'll see you on the other side ♪ >> reporter: today, the first of many funerals scheduled...
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coldest reading is montery, west virginia. you can see the gray shades dipping around baltimore. the precipitation makers are up to the north. our next weather system that we'll be watching is this band of clouds we see running from the dakotas through minnesota up to lake superior and on into canada. it doesn't look very substantial at all. the front will trail through us. with high pressure to the south blocking any moisture from coming in, it looks like when that comes through, it can sh come through dry. so today for the weekend will be the cooler of the two days. here's the chilly air we have this morning coming into our area. here is that shot of warm air coming up ahead of that front. that shot will also introduce some chilly air. 61-66 typical. seasonnably cool for sunny skies. a few gusts to 20. small-craft advise ri out today on the bay. for the futurecast, tomorrow we take it to 73 for the high. we introduce a few scattered clouds as that weak cool front approaches overnight sunday into monday. maybe a sprinkle. maybe clouds as the front passes through. high temperatur
coldest reading is montery, west virginia. you can see the gray shades dipping around baltimore. the precipitation makers are up to the north. our next weather system that we'll be watching is this band of clouds we see running from the dakotas through minnesota up to lake superior and on into canada. it doesn't look very substantial at all. the front will trail through us. with high pressure to the south blocking any moisture from coming in, it looks like when that comes through, it can sh...
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. >>> coming up this half-hour, much more from west virginia. as you know now, rescuers have gotten into that mine after toxic gas levels have diminished. they are looking for those four missing miners after that explosion earlier in the week. we're going to have the latest from the scene and we'll have an interview for you in this half-hour with a man and his wife. this is a miner who escaped injury in that explosion. however, we should tell you he lost his son, his brother, and his nephew in that disaster. it is a very emotional interview. we'll be playing it for you in a couple of minutes. >> our thoughts and prayers are with those people there. >>> also, tiger woods makes it officials today at the masters, teeing off for the first competitive golf tournament since the sex scandal broke in november. there's also a lot of buzz around -- i know you've both seen this new nike ad, a stoic picture of tiger with his late father, earl's voice, in the background. people talking about whether fans will like this ad or whether it is in bad taste. >> do
. >>> coming up this half-hour, much more from west virginia. as you know now, rescuers have gotten into that mine after toxic gas levels have diminished. they are looking for those four missing miners after that explosion earlier in the week. we're going to have the latest from the scene and we'll have an interview for you in this half-hour with a man and his wife. this is a miner who escaped injury in that explosion. however, we should tell you he lost his son, his brother, and his...
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monday's tragic explosion in a west virginia coal mine has left 25 dead and four missing. while desperate rescuers drill ventilation holes into that damaged mine, the history of that mine is coming to light. a startling number of safety citations, some 600 total violations over the past year and a half. but this morning the focus of both a small town and the nation is on finding those four missing miners. nbc's steve handelsman has the story. >> reporter: as the sun set over the mine, the first holes were being drilled down into the chamber were four men might still be alive. it's a tricky job. >> it isn't as simple as sitting on top of a mountain and penetrate 1g,100 feet and hitting where you want tohit. >> reporter: 25 miners confirmed dead, four missing. could the four have survived? >> nobody knows so everybody's going to cling on to the hope of that miracle. >> reporter: the methane explosion was powerful. the mine has been cited for 124 violations. >> we know it wasn't operating safely, we wouldn't have had a an explosion. >> reporter: local residents are in agony.
monday's tragic explosion in a west virginia coal mine has left 25 dead and four missing. while desperate rescuers drill ventilation holes into that damaged mine, the history of that mine is coming to light. a startling number of safety citations, some 600 total violations over the past year and a half. but this morning the focus of both a small town and the nation is on finding those four missing miners. nbc's steve handelsman has the story. >> reporter: as the sun set over the mine, the...
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rescue crews in west virginia get the green light to search the mine for four missing miners. >>> and what was he thinking? what a foreign diplomat did to spark a bomb scare on a flight what a foreign diplomat did to spark a bomb scare on a flight to denver. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with a fresh start. president obama is in the czech capital of prague this morning to sign a new strategic arms reduction agreement with russia. the so-called new start treaty replaces the expired 1991 treaty committing the u.s. and russia to significant cuts in their nuclear arsenals. while the deal is a major step toward obama's goal of a world without nuclear weapons, it also offers a chance to repair soured relations with moscow. nbc news political director and chief white house correspondent chuck chad joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you said, president obama just arrived here a little less than a half-hour ago. he's now in some private meetings both with the leaders of the czech republi
rescue crews in west virginia get the green light to search the mine for four missing miners. >>> and what was he thinking? what a foreign diplomat did to spark a bomb scare on a flight what a foreign diplomat did to spark a bomb scare on a flight to denver. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with a fresh start. president obama is in the czech capital of prague this morning to sign a new strategic arms...
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it is a tragic and sad day in moncoal, west virginia, where at least 25 coal miners lost their lives after a massive underground explosion. four miners are still missing, but rescuers were forced to call off the search for those miners temporarily this morning because of high levels of methane gas. inside studio 1a in new york, i'm matt lauer, along with al roker and msnbc's tamron hall. natalie is on assignment. >> as we've been reporting, this is the worst coal mining disaster in a quarter century. the blast occurred 3:00 local time, but safety officials say the mine has a history of violations for not properly ventilating methane gas which of course as we all know is highly combustible. >> there are, however, air-tight chambers inside the mine stocked with food, water and enough oxygen for trapped workers to survive for up to four days. meantime, president obama is offering his condolences and any federal help that west virginia may need to deal with this disaster. >>> let's get a little more on the situation now from nbc's ron mott in naoma, west virginia near the site of the acc
it is a tragic and sad day in moncoal, west virginia, where at least 25 coal miners lost their lives after a massive underground explosion. four miners are still missing, but rescuers were forced to call off the search for those miners temporarily this morning because of high levels of methane gas. inside studio 1a in new york, i'm matt lauer, along with al roker and msnbc's tamron hall. natalie is on assignment. >> as we've been reporting, this is the worst coal mining disaster in a...
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>>> this morning on early "today," tragedy in west virginia, a deadly explosion rocks a coal mine in the worst u.s. mine disaster in decades. >>> switching sides. afghan president hamid karzai threatens to join the taliban. >>> and, kings of the court. duke just slip by america's favorite underdogs to become duke just slip by america's favorite underdogs to become ncaa top dogs. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with a devastating disaster. there are now at least 25 confirmed deaths, and four unaccounted for after an explosion ripped through a west virginia coal mine, in the worst u.s. mining disaster since 1984. a search has been halted for the four missing miners who would have enough food and water to survive for 96 hours, if they are alive and mobile. the explosion happened yesterday afternoon, about 30 miles south of charleston. the federal mine safety and health administration says miners were leaving on a vehicle that takes them in and out of the long shaft when the blast happened. now, the cause of the
>>> this morning on early "today," tragedy in west virginia, a deadly explosion rocks a coal mine in the worst u.s. mine disaster in decades. >>> switching sides. afghan president hamid karzai threatens to join the taliban. >>> and, kings of the court. duke just slip by america's favorite underdogs to become duke just slip by america's favorite underdogs to become ncaa top dogs. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good...
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we begin with a breaking news story out of west virginia where there has been an accident and apparent explosion in a coal mine. getting coal out of the ground is a daily part of life in that part of the country. it appears disaster has struck the mining industry once again. ron allen has been following this story since the first word of possible loss of life and miners trapped underground. >> reporter: it is difficult to tell exactly what has happened. an explosion in a coal mine can be a difficult and deathly situation. 21 miners are unaccounted for. a mine run by the performance coal company. the explosion happened around 3:30 eastern time. emergency crews and state investigators are racing to the scene to figure out exactly what has happened. families of the miners are also certainly hoping for the best possible news and fearing the worst and gathering for word about the situation. coal mines like this one in west virginia tend to be in close-nit communities where generations of families have worked the mines. it is unknown exactly how many are trapped, how many may be injured and
we begin with a breaking news story out of west virginia where there has been an accident and apparent explosion in a coal mine. getting coal out of the ground is a daily part of life in that part of the country. it appears disaster has struck the mining industry once again. ron allen has been following this story since the first word of possible loss of life and miners trapped underground. >> reporter: it is difficult to tell exactly what has happened. an explosion in a coal mine can be...
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>>> on our broadcast here tonight -- desperate hours at that mine disaster in west virginia. an amid the staggering death toll, new questions now about the mining company's safety record. >>> what did he say on live television about why a big american ally has been acting strange lately? >>> a matter of faith during a huge scandal, the catholic church makes a big change in a big part of america. >>> making a difference for children who are facing the fight of their lives. >>> and the latest outrage in the air. >>> and the latest outrage in the air. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television it was a catastrophic explosion deep under ground and the loss of life is staggering, even for the coal mining industry in west virginia that has seen so much tragedy over the years. tonight, 25 miners are dead. another four are still missing. there's a herculean and urgent effort under way by rescuers to drill several holes as deep as 1200 feet down to release trapped gas inside the mine. our correspondents have been covering this tragedy ever since first wor
>>> on our broadcast here tonight -- desperate hours at that mine disaster in west virginia. an amid the staggering death toll, new questions now about the mining company's safety record. >>> what did he say on live television about why a big american ally has been acting strange lately? >>> a matter of faith during a huge scandal, the catholic church makes a big change in a big part of america. >>> making a difference for children who are facing the fight of...
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monterey in west virginia was at freezing and now is now 40. temperatures will rise quickly once the sun gets a chance to do its thing. scattered cloudiness fpble the next weather feature we deal with is this cool front out to the west. we get warming and the temperatures go down once again. that's the story of april. in montana, it up in the teens. 61 to 66 the high. right in the normal range. west winds at 5 to 15 miles per hour. futurecast shows this front, a couple sprinkles by sunday evening. the front comes through here with clouds. maybe a sprinkle. maybe all it will do is pull the temperatures. ahead of the front is warms up, behind it, the temperatures drop off. ahead of the front 73 tomorrow. the front passes through tomorrow night monday morning, maybe a sprinkle, and then tems drop off again. 63, 67, 75. a gradual warming trend next week with a shower chance by the end of the week. >> some of the world's most fames jewels at bargain hunter prices. all at the smithsonian. >> and a day of free family fun and adventure while giving sav
monterey in west virginia was at freezing and now is now 40. temperatures will rise quickly once the sun gets a chance to do its thing. scattered cloudiness fpble the next weather feature we deal with is this cool front out to the west. we get warming and the temperatures go down once again. that's the story of april. in montana, it up in the teens. 61 to 66 the high. right in the normal range. west winds at 5 to 15 miles per hour. futurecast shows this front, a couple sprinkles by sunday...
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>>> mine tragedy in west virginia. we now know what happened to the last of those missing miners and why the search took so long. >>> a a adoption scandal. the latest tonight on the little boy put on a plane alone, sent back to russia by the american woman who adopted him. >>> and the mystery, a first look in years at the relic some believe is holy. others say it's hype. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening from the white house and capitals around the world, condolences are being offered tonight to the people of poland after a tragic plane crash that has claimed the lives of that country's president, his wife and many other prominent officials. in all, 97 people died when the jet went down on a flight from warsaw to russia. tonight the polish government, an important american ally is devastated by the loss of not only its president, but its deputy foreign minister, head of national security, and a number of lawmakers who are among the victims. tonight at this late hour, back in warsaw, an outp
>>> mine tragedy in west virginia. we now know what happened to the last of those missing miners and why the search took so long. >>> a a adoption scandal. the latest tonight on the little boy put on a plane alone, sent back to russia by the american woman who adopted him. >>> and the mystery, a first look in years at the relic some believe is holy. others say it's hype. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening from the white house and...
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way way back in the hills of southern west virginia. so safety is also about state and federal government stepping in. i think toughing of our laws were program, i don't disagree with what you said, senator isakson, but i think there is room for improvement and that we sort of react to the latest mine disaster that is that a good way to do safety legislation? i do think it probably is, but it is a heck of a motivator and that makes us do things that we might not have otherwise done. so we need to grab the spirit of this moment, the sadness of this moment and do our duty. we will learn a lot from this investigation into this tragedy. that investigation will take six, eight, 10 months. i'm not sure legislation can wait for that. i'm quite sure it can. so therein also lies an immediate problem. i don't think it's necessarily going to be a problem, because i think many of our problems in a system are already quite clear that i would just make for four, mr. chairman, and i will be finished for the moment. we know that msh issued a meet with
way way back in the hills of southern west virginia. so safety is also about state and federal government stepping in. i think toughing of our laws were program, i don't disagree with what you said, senator isakson, but i think there is room for improvement and that we sort of react to the latest mine disaster that is that a good way to do safety legislation? i do think it probably is, but it is a heck of a motivator and that makes us do things that we might not have otherwise done. so we need...
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coming up -- crews discover the body of four missing coal miners in west virginia. hue the governor has asked you to show the families support. >> more than 50 people join in the search for a missing florida girl. what police believe may have happened as we cover the nation. >> and right now this is a live look at traffic at 695 and wilkins avenue. we'll get a closer look at traffic, plus your 1 -- rainbow, why so blue? hmmm, i'm losing energy this morning. did you have a good breakfast? nooo. here, try this, it's under three hundred calories and pretty satisfying. mmmm! tasty! looks like everything is back to normal. fight the morning fade in under three hundred calories. jimmy dean d-lights. shine on. >> welcome back. nine minutes after 5:00. 60 degrees downtown at the maryland science center. all is quiet. we actually had a cold front go through a couple of hours ago, but no precipitation. the nearest rain is up in north and south dakota, so we're ok. there's a big area of high pressure coming down here in new england that's going to be the dominateding factor in
coming up -- crews discover the body of four missing coal miners in west virginia. hue the governor has asked you to show the families support. >> more than 50 people join in the search for a missing florida girl. what police believe may have happened as we cover the nation. >> and right now this is a live look at traffic at 695 and wilkins avenue. we'll get a closer look at traffic, plus your 1 -- rainbow, why so blue? hmmm, i'm losing energy this morning. did you have a good...
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back up to you. >> such a difficult situation there in west virginia. thanks so much, ron mott. >>> in brazil, heavy equipment is being used to search for as many as 200 people buried by a mudslide wednesday night. a week of record rainfall had already claimed more than 150 lives. >>> e military says four people are dead in the crash of a u.s. air force tilt rotor aircraft in southeastern afghanistan. that crash is now under investigation. >>> president obama is on his way home from prague this morning after a one-day visit that included the signing of a nuclear arms reduction treaty with russia. next week the president will host officials from 50 nations for a nuclear summit. >>> one foreign leader will not be at that nuclear summit though, that's israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. instead he is sending a deputy, the israeli government is concerned some countries would try to turn this summit into an anti-israel event. >>> a walk in space this morning for two astronauts outside the international space station. they disconnected a 1,700-pound em
back up to you. >> such a difficult situation there in west virginia. thanks so much, ron mott. >>> in brazil, heavy equipment is being used to search for as many as 200 people buried by a mudslide wednesday night. a week of record rainfall had already claimed more than 150 lives. >>> e military says four people are dead in the crash of a u.s. air force tilt rotor aircraft in southeastern afghanistan. that crash is now under investigation. >>> president obama is...
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host: next up is a trial in west virginia -- kyle in west virginia. caller: thank you very much for see again. i think it is an incredible public service. i'm sorry, i was listening passively when i heard that there was a bill in congress for shareholders to determine the executive pay of their ceos. that is a little crazy. host: why is that crazy? caller: i think that is the government overstepping its bounds, again. in my state, west virginia, we're really worried about this cap and trade and the epa regulation, especially as you know, there was an explosion down there, god bless their souls. west virginia is 49 out of 50 in per-capita income. when we start to put the pressure on these large companies, it does not really affect the people in the upper tiers. it starts to affect my house. west virginia gets 40% of the power of just from kolk for 50% of the population -- from coal for 50% of the population. we're all going to pay. host: we will leave it there. thanks for your call. guest: one point that he missed was the fact that this bill in congres
host: next up is a trial in west virginia -- kyle in west virginia. caller: thank you very much for see again. i think it is an incredible public service. i'm sorry, i was listening passively when i heard that there was a bill in congress for shareholders to determine the executive pay of their ceos. that is a little crazy. host: why is that crazy? caller: i think that is the government overstepping its bounds, again. in my state, west virginia, we're really worried about this cap and trade and...
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in the wake of that tragedy, west virginia governor joe manchin has ordered the immediate inspection of all underground coal mines in his state. >>> toyota says it is carrying out safety tests on all of its models of suvs. the move comes after "consumer reports" issued a "don't buy" warning for the 2010 lexus gx-460 due to the risk of a rollover. >>> 11-year-old nadia bloom is still recovering this morning after being lost in a florida swamp for more than four days. wednesday her parents spoke out for the first time since that dramatic rescue. nbc's mark potter reports. >> i firmly believe in god. >> reporter: jeff and tanya bloom are overjoyed and relieved now that their 11-year-old daughter nadia is once again safe. after wandering off into the woods near her winter springs home last friday, nadia spent four nights there, lost and alone, until she was rescued tuesday. for her parents, the waiting was horrible. >> one of the darkest times you feel is right before nightfall when your girl is out there and night's coming. you don't know if she's scared and crying and there's nothing y
in the wake of that tragedy, west virginia governor joe manchin has ordered the immediate inspection of all underground coal mines in his state. >>> toyota says it is carrying out safety tests on all of its models of suvs. the move comes after "consumer reports" issued a "don't buy" warning for the 2010 lexus gx-460 due to the risk of a rollover. >>> 11-year-old nadia bloom is still recovering this morning after being lost in a florida swamp for more than...
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. >>> now to danville, virginia, where a church is dealing with a massive sink hole. the storm left behind the mess. a layer of mud and water are lining the entire first floor of the building. >> oh my goodness. i just -- i knew what hadhappened when i saw the hole and i said something drastic is going on. downstairs when i opened the church door, it was like looking at a lake. >> that sinning home is also causing structural problems. it cracked the foundation. >>> okay, lots of troubled weather out there, but not around here. >> lack of it and good to have it. we're looking at beautiful temperatures back today. 71 at national. we're going to get close to 80. if not tomorrow, it's coming in the wings, i thought that even if it's 77, 78, why not? just like today, go for the 80- degree mark. a lot of forecasts telling me 68 today, 67. awfully close to 70. we hit 71. i'll take the same forecast mentality to tomorrow and go for the 80 spot. 83 on friday, mid 80s into the weekend. the winds have died down tonight. calm winds pretty much everywhere. from 5 miles per hour, i
. >>> now to danville, virginia, where a church is dealing with a massive sink hole. the storm left behind the mess. a layer of mud and water are lining the entire first floor of the building. >> oh my goodness. i just -- i knew what hadhappened when i saw the hole and i said something drastic is going on. downstairs when i opened the church door, it was like looking at a lake. >> that sinning home is also causing structural problems. it cracked the foundation. >>>...
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west virginia,west virginia, and across the region overnight, behind it the breeze to the northwest. low pressure over california will force the cooler air into the region. snow across michigan this afternoon and they had snow still going on across western maine and the higher elevations of new hampshire this afternoon. temperatures in washington were in the upper 20s with moderate snow this afternoon. yeah, here's the front getting ready to go through the region. to the north and west, it may be at 100-miles or so. clearing up nice. decent day. seeing clouds from time to time. it will be breezy and a lot cooler today. maybe getting up to around 60. not a bad day really, but cooler than we have seen. northwest winds up to 25 knots. there will be a small craft advisory on the bay tomorrow. the sunrise, 6:27. you will probably see that at 7:46. overnight tonight, more showers, and maybe a rumble of thunder or two. 5 a by morning -- 55 by morning. tomorrow, clouds and chilly compared to what we saw. 61 the high for tomorrow. the next five days, temperatures below normal. sun and 69. 38
west virginia,west virginia, and across the region overnight, behind it the breeze to the northwest. low pressure over california will force the cooler air into the region. snow across michigan this afternoon and they had snow still going on across western maine and the higher elevations of new hampshire this afternoon. temperatures in washington were in the upper 20s with moderate snow this afternoon. yeah, here's the front getting ready to go through the region. to the north and west, it may...
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same story on 395 in virginia as we switch on over. lots of traffic here. north of duke street approaching the mixing bowl. no incidents or accidents, just a lot of volume this thursday afternoon. all travel lanes open all the way to triangle. and we are going to finish up on 14th and independence, all the title basin. traffic, a lot of people down here, tour buses, people, locals trying to see the cherry blossom before it goes away. be extra careful. a lot of pedestrians on the street and we just got word of another accident on memorial bridge coming inbound. we have the same accident yesterday, so a dangerous spot with a lot of traffic going on out there. lesli, back to you. >> brace yourself as we head into construction season. vdot is working on five major road projects. crews are making progress on the bridge. the fairfax county parkway extension and widening i-95. two 1700 foot tunnels metro rail are being constructed under ground at tyson's corner. that's the same area where you should expect major delays. 123 in the beltway is where the project and
same story on 395 in virginia as we switch on over. lots of traffic here. north of duke street approaching the mixing bowl. no incidents or accidents, just a lot of volume this thursday afternoon. all travel lanes open all the way to triangle. and we are going to finish up on 14th and independence, all the title basin. traffic, a lot of people down here, tour buses, people, locals trying to see the cherry blossom before it goes away. be extra careful. a lot of pedestrians on the street and we...
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is there any hope for the four miners trapped underground in west virginia? as a desperate drilling effort begins, we've got the inside story of the worst mining disaster in more than 25 years. >>> bullied to death. as three of nine suspects enter not guilty pleas, how prosecutors say a ruthless group of teens drew pretty new girl phoebe prince to take her own life. should parents and school officials share the blame? >>> plus, bacon bliss. from bacon fashion to bacon flavored everything. it may be a heart stopper, but the bacon boom is sizzling. and it's tonight's "sign of the times." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, and terry moran in washington, this is "nightline," april 6th, 2010. >> good evening. amid the grief and anger and prayer in west virginia tonight, there is faint hope. hope that the four coal miners who remain missing may still be alive. but even if a miracle is waiting underground, the damage has been done. and along with the mourning now come the difficult questions
is there any hope for the four miners trapped underground in west virginia? as a desperate drilling effort begins, we've got the inside story of the worst mining disaster in more than 25 years. >>> bullied to death. as three of nine suspects enter not guilty pleas, how prosecutors say a ruthless group of teens drew pretty new girl phoebe prince to take her own life. should parents and school officials share the blame? >>> plus, bacon bliss. from bacon fashion to bacon flavored...
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when we come back, west virginia governor. no response yet is what he said for many coal miner survivors to the rescuers beating on the pipes. we'll find out more about their efforts this morning and what's changed now. 55 minutes past the hour. oil or cream? cream. some use hydrogenated oil. reddi-wip uses real dairy cream. nothing's more real than reddi-wip. reddi-wip uses real dairy cream. a we don't go lower than $130.ts a room tonight for 65 dollars. big deal, persuade him. okay. $65 for tonight. you can't argue with a big deal. we're so sure priceline has the biggest hotel deals, we're announcing the big deal guarantee. book a hotel with name your own price, and if you can find a lower published price anywhere else, we'll match it and pay you 25 dollars. book now, big deal days won't last long. at priceline. >>> as governor joe manchin said earlier today, it will be a big day here in raleigh county, west virginia. here's the reason why. recapping where we are just to tell you why we are, at 4:00 this morning the drill bi
when we come back, west virginia governor. no response yet is what he said for many coal miner survivors to the rescuers beating on the pipes. we'll find out more about their efforts this morning and what's changed now. 55 minutes past the hour. oil or cream? cream. some use hydrogenated oil. reddi-wip uses real dairy cream. nothing's more real than reddi-wip. reddi-wip uses real dairy cream. a we don't go lower than $130.ts a room tonight for 65 dollars. big deal, persuade him. okay. $65 for...
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today work inside hundreds of coal mines in west virginia will come to a screeching halt as president obama orders a review of the industry nationwide. our kate amara joins us live from our washington bureau with more on the story. good morning to you, kate. >> good morning to you, stan. president barack obama has ordered a sweeping review of mines across the country that have poor safety records. he also asks officials to toughen up and close loopholes in mine safety laws. this comes after an initial government report suggesting this month's deadly mine explosion in west virginia may have been avoidable, although it could be two more weeks before investigators can actually get inside that mine and determine a specific cause. meanwhile, today in west virginia, governor joe man and had chin called for a shut down of his state's coal industry. that's more than 200 underground mines. >> we're going to dedicate this day, re-evaluate, have seminars, very inspect, and those that have repeated violations will be heavily inspected. that's all we can do in honor of those miners so that we neve
today work inside hundreds of coal mines in west virginia will come to a screeching halt as president obama orders a review of the industry nationwide. our kate amara joins us live from our washington bureau with more on the story. good morning to you, kate. >> good morning to you, stan. president barack obama has ordered a sweeping review of mines across the country that have poor safety records. he also asks officials to toughen up and close loopholes in mine safety laws. this comes...
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>> reporter: west virginia has seen more than its share of coal mining tragedies. in 2006, the sago mine disaster trapped 13 miners for two days. only one survived. in a heartbreaking misunderstanding, mining officials released incorrect information leading families to believe all the trapped miners were safe. hours later the grim news. last year, 34 miners died on the job in the united states. the explosion at the upper big branch mine today came the same day more than 100 workers were rescued from a chinese mine eight days after a flooding accident. 38 miners there remain unaccounted for. the upper big branch mine is owned by massey energy company. the mine has extra oxygen stored along emergency escape routes and airtight chambers which can keep trapped miners alive for up to four days. >> it's a risky operation. the refuge chambers have the ability to have 96 hours of oxygen in them, so we have time on our side. >> it's just a tough time for the area down there, and i think with all the safety features and things we came along with, maybe we got in our heads th
>> reporter: west virginia has seen more than its share of coal mining tragedies. in 2006, the sago mine disaster trapped 13 miners for two days. only one survived. in a heartbreaking misunderstanding, mining officials released incorrect information leading families to believe all the trapped miners were safe. hours later the grim news. last year, 34 miners died on the job in the united states. the explosion at the upper big branch mine today came the same day more than 100 workers were...
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has virginia governor bob mcdonnell taking action. he wants to amend the budget to increase funding for mining safety. >>> the senate held a moment of silence to honor the memories of the 29 miners killed in the west virginia explosion, and in west virginia, the governor led a ceremony to commemorate the minors. the cause of the explosion remains under investigation. >>> james madison university officials want to avoid a situation that occurred over the weekend that resulted in the arrests of more than 30 people. the univerty plans to coer with police and residents to how to mitigate the consequences of these parties in the future. >> the copps handled it well. >> police were called in after fights broke out. >>> the woman who says she had an affair with sandra bullock's husband is offering her apologies. michelle mcgee says she's feel ing bad for sandra. mcgee says their affair was intense. >>> lady gaga's performances are outrageous. she is now telling people to refrain from sex if they do not need to have it. she says she hopes to
has virginia governor bob mcdonnell taking action. he wants to amend the budget to increase funding for mining safety. >>> the senate held a moment of silence to honor the memories of the 29 miners killed in the west virginia explosion, and in west virginia, the governor led a ceremony to commemorate the minors. the cause of the explosion remains under investigation. >>> james madison university officials want to avoid a situation that occurred over the weekend that resulted...
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miners in west virginia say they will lose jobs. the epa put out a water quality standard related to mountain top mining. it is a number for the level of toxins in measured water. miners say this will make it nearly impossible for them to do their job and critics say that's the point. >> it's going to be hard for any kind of big economic enterprise to meet the standard which will protect the streams throughout the country, but especially in areas that are affected by mountain top removal mining. >> mountain top mining is estimated to have destroyed land the size of delaware. many experts believe it affects water ways in the country. >>> no one realliments any unscheduled face time with the irs, but if you are concerned about an audit and not sure about how long to keep your documents, here is a brief guide. most of us should keep our tax records for three years. some documents like records to purchase a home or sale, any stock transactions or business transactions should be kept longer. if you have employers working for you, you nee
miners in west virginia say they will lose jobs. the epa put out a water quality standard related to mountain top mining. it is a number for the level of toxins in measured water. miners say this will make it nearly impossible for them to do their job and critics say that's the point. >> it's going to be hard for any kind of big economic enterprise to meet the standard which will protect the streams throughout the country, but especially in areas that are affected by mountain top removal...
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. >>> we're following breaking news out of west virginia. rescue crews may be one hour away from going back in to search for the four missing miners. we just got an update on the rescue mission. fox 5's tom fitzgerald live in montcoal with the latest. what's changed? >> reporter: this all just unfolded in the last few minutes. what's changed is the weather. as the storms that are hitting the nation's capital right now moved out of this area, the barometric pressure here is rising. what that has done is allowed this explosive methane gas to vent out of that mine. at 11:30 tonight they will take another air sample out of that mine. they will analyze it for a half- hour. if it remains at that nonexplosive level by midnight, they may give the green light for these search teams to go back into the mine. sandra neely knows what it's like to have a loved one killed in the coal mine. >> [ indiscernible ] he worked in the mines ever since he was 17 years old. >> reporter: sandra's brother bill was killed in 2002 when the ceiling of the coal mine he w
. >>> we're following breaking news out of west virginia. rescue crews may be one hour away from going back in to search for the four missing miners. we just got an update on the rescue mission. fox 5's tom fitzgerald live in montcoal with the latest. what's changed? >> reporter: this all just unfolded in the last few minutes. what's changed is the weather. as the storms that are hitting the nation's capital right now moved out of this area, the barometric pressure here is...
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she drained 67 3-pointers this season, at a school record, leading virginia to the virginia state semifinals. when her days are over, she hopes to be a sports broadcaster and teacher. >> i love teaching what i know and showing people of fun ways to learn. >> congratulations to zora, our high school athlete of the week. >>> possibly the best april fool's joke of the day, the kansas city wizards said he would be photographed for maxim magazine, a feature with the animal theme. he was one cool cat. he played the role perfectly. until he got back into the team meetg room and told him it was a joke. >> that is great! >> it could be bogus. no, it was real, his team told him he is being photographed. >> at least it was a pretty girl shooting him. >> when he was told it was a prank, he was great about it. [ female announcer ] why is travel these days about what you give up, and not what you get? like electricity, for gadget power at your seat. room to stretch your legs... and your wingspan. food when you're hungry... and taking off your shoes only if you feel like it. these aren't luxuries, they're
she drained 67 3-pointers this season, at a school record, leading virginia to the virginia state semifinals. when her days are over, she hopes to be a sports broadcaster and teacher. >> i love teaching what i know and showing people of fun ways to learn. >> congratulations to zora, our high school athlete of the week. >>> possibly the best april fool's joke of the day, the kansas city wizards said he would be photographed for maxim magazine, a feature with the animal...
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a bit of news for folks in west virginia. the west virginia basketball coach, they call him huggy, bob huggens visited here, some of the miners families. that according to one of the congressmen was a huge deal for the folks out here. these families, as you can imagine, are waiting. they're furious with massey energy. they feel like the truth hasn't been given to them as fast as they would like. they have yet to hear the words i'm sorry, according to some i've talked to. >> larry: what about the families of the four missing miners? have you been in touch? how are they holding up? >> reporter: i have not been in touch. this has been so challenging covering this story. i was in of where have covering sago four years ago, and it was easy to be in touch with those families because they were holed up in a church behind the row of media. those families are a couple miles away, deep in this mining property. it's almost impossible for us here to talk to the families, but from what i've been told, they have been told to go home, get s
a bit of news for folks in west virginia. the west virginia basketball coach, they call him huggy, bob huggens visited here, some of the miners families. that according to one of the congressmen was a huge deal for the folks out here. these families, as you can imagine, are waiting. they're furious with massey energy. they feel like the truth hasn't been given to them as fast as they would like. they have yet to hear the words i'm sorry, according to some i've talked to. >> larry: what...
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>>> toni >>> tonight we are live to report on the tragedy in west virginia. where there's a race against time to reach four miners who may be still trapped at the end of a 6,000 foot shaft into the mountain. anyou'll hear from miners who made it out and survived the expressie explosi explosion. >>> we drive across the mountains as a community grieves. and you'll meet a woman who lost her husband, two nephews, while her son barely escaped. >> we love him so much. >> brian ross investigates allegations of repeated safety violations by the company managing the mine. and we put tough questions to the chief executive. as tonight, we report on the miners who are in mourning, holding on and questioning what happened to those they love. >>> good evening from west virginia. we are live tonight because just down the road from here is the site of the worst mine disaster in this country in 26 years. and all night long we have been talking to the people in these hills. and thy are reeling from the impact of this tragedy. so far, what we know. 25 are dead. two are hospital
>>> toni >>> tonight we are live to report on the tragedy in west virginia. where there's a race against time to reach four miners who may be still trapped at the end of a 6,000 foot shaft into the mountain. anyou'll hear from miners who made it out and survived the expressie explosi explosion. >>> we drive across the mountains as a community grieves. and you'll meet a woman who lost her husband, two nephews, while her son barely escaped. >> we love him so much....
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. >> and the west virginia mine disaster. new information on the rescue effort. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> well, our streak of dry, blue skies and summer like heat is over. the clouds rolled in early this evening and then the rain came down. some areas were even under a thunderstorm warning for a couple of hours. hello again, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. more on tonight's rain in a bit. first some of the top stories tonight. staff members at baltimore's afro american newspaper are mourning the death of one of their own. paper's 72-year-old security guard was gunned down while ordering food at a chinese carry out early this morning. police say the two suspects fled the scene, with $13. they stole from another customer. at the paper today the victim's co-workers were struggling to make sense of it all. >> life is a cycle. and so you are born and grow old and then eventually you die. but when it is cut short by something that doesn't seem to
. >> and the west virginia mine disaster. new information on the rescue effort. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> well, our streak of dry, blue skies and summer like heat is over. the clouds rolled in early this evening and then the rain came down. some areas were even under a thunderstorm warning for a couple of hours. hello again, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. more on tonight's rain in...
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nbc's ron mott joins us from naoma, west virginia. ron, what are the rescuers now doing to find these missing miners? >> reporter: they're drilling 1,100 feet into the earth, into all that coal trying to ventilate the gases that forced the halt of this rescue effort earlier this morning. four miners are still trapped underneath. they are holding out hope that they are still alive but there are very high levels of toxic gas in that mine shaft because of that explosion yesterday. the governor says it could be tonight, best case scenario, before they bored enough of a hole down into that mine to ventilate it. they'll test the air and hopefully start to go back in there some time tonight but it could be some time tomorrow. 25 dead. worst mining accident in this country in more than a quarter century. >> ron mott, thank you. >>> also in the news this morning, president obama is putting new limits on when the u.s. would use nuclear weapons. officials say a policy review he's releasing today commits the u.s. to avoid using nuclear retaliatio
nbc's ron mott joins us from naoma, west virginia. ron, what are the rescuers now doing to find these missing miners? >> reporter: they're drilling 1,100 feet into the earth, into all that coal trying to ventilate the gases that forced the halt of this rescue effort earlier this morning. four miners are still trapped underneath. they are holding out hope that they are still alive but there are very high levels of toxic gas in that mine shaft because of that explosion yesterday. the...
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front royal, virginia, 38, 37 in shen doia -- shennendoah. satellite picture shows this very weak front trying to move in. again, not much moisture can with t a big area of high pressure is blocking moisture from the gulf gulf. the main energy of this thing is hanging way back in central canada. so it has gotten way out ahead of the energy source for this thing. there isn't much to it. the only difference is today there is a little flow of air coming from the southwest ahead of the front. that will take our temperatures up from yesterday. there is cool air behind it. once it does slip to our south, we will cool down. here is where the front will be this morning. any rain associated with it should be behind it from thetown mountains to the south. right along the front there might be a couple sprinkles or so. our forecast calls for a few scattered clouds although we will see sunny -- sunshine later in the day. southwest winds at 5 to 10 miles an hour. looking ahead, our seven-day forecast, 67 tomorrow. slightly cooler air behind it. there will
front royal, virginia, 38, 37 in shen doia -- shennendoah. satellite picture shows this very weak front trying to move in. again, not much moisture can with t a big area of high pressure is blocking moisture from the gulf gulf. the main energy of this thing is hanging way back in central canada. so it has gotten way out ahead of the energy source for this thing. there isn't much to it. the only difference is today there is a little flow of air coming from the southwest ahead of the front. that...
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it's in mont coal, west virginia. bob barnard live in the newsroom with the very latest. >> reporter: the death toll is now seven. seven coal miners killed in raleigh county, west virginia. that's about 30 miles south of charleston. it's the scene of a massive rescue effort tonight with 19 coal miners unaccounted for trapped in a mountaintop mine owned by the largest coal mining company in that part of the country. safety officials say the seven miners killed died in an explosion around 3:00 this afternoon while leaving the site in a vehicle. two other men with them were hurt. officials say they don't know yet what caused the blast. >> we really just came to pray because we don't have immediate family in the mines but we know so many people that work here. our pastor works at this mine actually from our church. he wasn't in the mine but he's here. we're just praying and all we can do right now as a community is come together and pray because if you're from here, we're all coal mining family. my dad was a miner. my gra
it's in mont coal, west virginia. bob barnard live in the newsroom with the very latest. >> reporter: the death toll is now seven. seven coal miners killed in raleigh county, west virginia. that's about 30 miles south of charleston. it's the scene of a massive rescue effort tonight with 19 coal miners unaccounted for trapped in a mountaintop mine owned by the largest coal mining company in that part of the country. safety officials say the seven miners killed died in an explosion around...
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federal investigators are on the scene in west virginia. congress has promised to hold hearings. >>> president obama has ordered changes in the nuclear defense strategy, cutting out the nuclear option in all but a few scenarios. >> if a non-nuclear state is in compliance with the nonproliferation treaty and its obligations, the u.s. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it. >> the new policy includes not using nuclear weapons in self- defense against nations that launched biological, chemical, or cyber attacks. the exceptions are countries such as north peron -- north korea or iran that are in violation of the nuclear treaty. >>> u.s. press secretary robert gates said -- robert gibbs said that hamid karzai's recent comments are untrue and troublesome. he was scheduled to visit the white house may 12. gibbs said his comments will be monitored to see whether the meeting will take place. >>> an arrest in washington state. federal agents have arrested charles wilson for making death threats against a u.s. senator. he vot
federal investigators are on the scene in west virginia. congress has promised to hold hearings. >>> president obama has ordered changes in the nuclear defense strategy, cutting out the nuclear option in all but a few scenarios. >> if a non-nuclear state is in compliance with the nonproliferation treaty and its obligations, the u.s. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it. >> the new policy includes not using nuclear weapons in self- defense against...
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and in parts of central virginia. continues to ride up 95 giving us a chance of increasing temperatures. through the afternoon tomorrow. now currently roots state. pretty much upper 60s, lower 70s. we will continue to cool off on the mild side of things across the state. so it feels good through the overnight. one of the nights you could probably crack the windows open and allow fresh air to come in. off to the west. look at the clouds building in. we have showers and thunderstorms over central portions of west virginia. and for the most part, i think, most of them breaking up over the next couple of hours as it moves over the mountains into the dryer air. slight chance of central maryland, west of frederick to get a drop or so. maybe here, but it looks like right now most of it will breakup through the overnight. and looking at nice conditions out there thanks to big blue h. high pressure keeping us dry for the most part. back to the west. along the front is where we will see the instability in the atmosphere, fire u
and in parts of central virginia. continues to ride up 95 giving us a chance of increasing temperatures. through the afternoon tomorrow. now currently roots state. pretty much upper 60s, lower 70s. we will continue to cool off on the mild side of things across the state. so it feels good through the overnight. one of the nights you could probably crack the windows open and allow fresh air to come in. off to the west. look at the clouds building in. we have showers and thunderstorms over central...
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we are picking up a few sprinkles in the panhandle of west virginia drying. there are actually a few snow flurries in allegany counties in western maryland and southwestern pennsylvania. down to the mid 40s in the northern shenandoah valley. loudoun county to leesburg in mid 40s. montgomery county to the upper 40s as has now fairfax and arlington. in the upper 40s in prince george's county. southern maryland is now upper 40s to near 50 degrees. we have also some winds that are still blustery. it even feels chillier than the 40s with the winds gusting to around 20 to 25 miles per hour. winds will go calm by later on tonight. these counties in blue, including augusta, rockingham, shenandoah and page are under a frost advisory. we had the warm conditions earlier this week. that led to an early start to the growing season. as a result of clear skies and light winds tonight, that could allow temperatures to drop to the low to mid 30s and upper 20s. in the mountains there could be temperatures in the upper 20s. pollen count remains high. it did improve with last ni
we are picking up a few sprinkles in the panhandle of west virginia drying. there are actually a few snow flurries in allegany counties in western maryland and southwestern pennsylvania. down to the mid 40s in the northern shenandoah valley. loudoun county to leesburg in mid 40s. montgomery county to the upper 40s as has now fairfax and arlington. in the upper 40s in prince george's county. southern maryland is now upper 40s to near 50 degrees. we have also some winds that are still blustery....
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against west virginia. and it the most republican team wins, that would be butler. host: what should people take from this? is there anything we can extrapolate knowledge-wise? guest: this kind of polling is more interesting than most of the political polling that gets done. and i think one of the key things to remember is that most americans who votes don't spend a lot of time thinking about politics. they probably spend more time thinking about lose. host: tom, pennsylvania, republican line. i had to call again referring back to the bigoted democrat who suggested that all democrats were more intelligent and republicans were bigots. i have to ask the question, why does this subject in our "post racial world" -- i don't really know anybody as a republican who is a bigot and yet the democrats continue to bring up the subject and suggest any time they don't get what they want, that the republicans are bigoted. h. -- host: lakehurst, new jersey. democrats. sports fans and party id. caller: excuse me? host: spo
against west virginia. and it the most republican team wins, that would be butler. host: what should people take from this? is there anything we can extrapolate knowledge-wise? guest: this kind of polling is more interesting than most of the political polling that gets done. and i think one of the key things to remember is that most americans who votes don't spend a lot of time thinking about politics. they probably spend more time thinking about lose. host: tom, pennsylvania, republican line....